In 2004 Elektra released 'The Best of Del The Funky Homosapien: The Elektra Years' - without the approval of Del. This latest album has received mixed reviews. Most recently, 2003 saw the release of Full Circle, a second album with the Hieroglyphics crew. When Del was not invited to work on the Demon Days album, a story was written that Del and the other spirits that possessed Russel were exorcised in 2003.

As part of Russel Hobbs' backstory, the character of Del was one of Russel's friends that was gunned down in a drive-by shooting, whose ghost possessed Russel. After the song went platinum he gave the plaque to his mother. Del later commented on the success of 'Clint Eastwood' by saying that he actually wrote the song with the book 'How to Write a Hit Song,' a book that he bought with a coupon his mother gave him. In their videos he was portrayed as a ghost. This project was particularly interesting because the CD was a work of science fiction, telling stories about life and hip hop in the year 3030.ĭel collaborated with Gorillaz for two songs on their debut album, both of which became singles: 'Clint Eastwood' and 'Rock the House'. Two years later, Del came out with Both Sides of the Brain, and in 2000 he released Deltron 3030 with Dan “the Automator” Nakamura and Kid Koala, which garnered praise from critics and helped expand Del's audience. This album was well received by both fans and critics. In 1998, Hieroglyphics came out with their first full length album, Third Eye Vision. He decided to break away from Ice Cube's influence on his next album, No Need for Alarm, a break which (along with their disappointment in demos for his 3rd LP) caused the record label Elektra to drop Del's contract. Del, however, was unhappy with the album, believing it was over-produced and phony. Despite mixed reviews, the album was generally well received. In 1991, Del, with his cousin Ice Cube’s support and with part of Ice Cube's backing band Da Lench Mob, made his first solo album, I Wish My Brother George Was Here, marking the first appearance of Del's crew Hieroglyphics.

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